The department also participates in disease outbreak surveillance as well as a medical screening for various occupations that include food handlers.

Equipment / Automation

As part of a state of the art medical centre, the section uses automated processes commonly in use throughout the medical community. Some of these include the Clinitek Status urinalysis analyzer. Lab tests and specimens are managed and reported through the organization’s information system except where critical values also necessitate immediate telephonic or facsimile reporting. Of course, the majority of microbiology procedures are still performed using traditional stains, culture media, and reagents.

Training Service Performed

The department also hosts a student program where some students from the Institute of Health Sciences, University of Botswana and DDT College of Medicine spend time learning the various techniques in microbiology. Training programs provide students with practical experience in the set-up, processing and resulting in all types of specimens.